Breathe Easy Pediatrics Presents: Tidal Volume Episode 6 – RC Time Constants
Breathe Easy
How Do I Know if My Lungs Have Long Time Constants?
We'll start by describing a case scenario and then ask some questions. After giving our listeners some time to think about how they would answer our questions, we'll discuss our answers. Our first case is a 16-year-old young man with advanced cystic fibrosis who presents an acute respiratory failure requiring intubation. What would the time constants of his lungs be compared to lungs of healthy people? How might you tailor your ventilatory strategy knowing this about his lungs?
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